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Noun(1) a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute(2) stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cartVerb(1) put a harness(2) exploit the power of(3) control and direct with or as if by reins(4) keep in check

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(1) Still humming, Ethan fastened the harness around Giles's arms, like hers, so he couldn't lift his hands more than a couple inches, once he woke up.(2) All the same, these conditions have long proved impossible to sustain in physicists attempts to harness nuclear fusion for energy generation.(3) attempts to harness solar energy(4) He was diminutive, and how he managed to lift the heavy harness on the draught horses for ploughing was more than I could understand.(5) The system would have produced 3.5 megawatts - the five turbines being designed to harness tidal energy and turn it into electricity.(6) how to groom a horse and harness it(7) It is designed to harness the energy contained in ocean waves to produce electricity.(8) The assistant who was about a nineteen-year-old boy helped us into the harness as we strapped on our helmets.(9) Gino's grip tightened and he strained against the strap of his harness .(10) Iron components of the chariot were found in a good state of preservation, including the two wheel rims and hub - hoops, the yoke fittings, harness and horse bits.(11) Two of those main factors were the inventions of the chest harness for the horse and the three-field system of agriculture.(12) projects that harness the creativity of those living in the ghetto(13) Today's windmills are entirely computerized, with sensors that allow them to turn into the wind to harness energy as efficiently as possible.(14) We found several other well preserved bronze objects, many likely to be items of horse harness .(15) A flight attendant helped me fasten my flight harness .(16) As soon as he strapped his harness around him, he felt the transition as Costanza deactivated the artificial gravity field.